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You fought hard and well for Keroth, Sepastian, and, in doing so, you had to kill many of your own race. It is not easy for a man to do, no matter how much your reason tells you it must be done. And now, in the face of death, remorse has come. I do not completely understand the workings of the Earthman's mind, but I " "That's just it; you don't," MacMaine interrupted.
"This is no time to worry about that sort of thing; we've got to find some way of getting our hands on one of those ghost ships!" "I do suggest," put in the thick-necked Ossif, "that we keep a closer watch on General MacMaine. Now that the Earth animals are making a comeback, he might decide to turn his coat now, even if he has been innocent of any acts against Keroth so far."
The moment I feel that you are not acting for the best interests of Keroth, I will act not only to protect myself, but to protect my people." "That's fair enough," MacMaine said. "But how about the others?" "I cannot speak for my fellow officers only for myself." Then Tallis' voice became cold. "Just keep your hands clean, Sepastian, and all will be well.
The problem now was to convince the Kerothi that he fully intended to fight with them, to give them the full benefit of his ability as a military strategist, to do his best to win every battle for Keroth. And that was going to be the most difficult task of all. A telltale glow of red blinked rapidly over the door, and a soft chime pinged in time with it.
"Tallis, what would your people have done if an invading force, which had already proven that it could whip Keroth easily, did to one of your planets what we did on Houston's World?" "If the enemy showed us that they could easily beat us and then hanged the whole population of a planet for resisting? Why, we would be fools to resist.
"It's no smoke screen," MacMaine said in a matter-of-fact tone. "I assure you that I have no intention of returning to Earth. If Keroth loses this war, then I will die either fighting for the Kerothi or by execution at the hands of Earthmen if I am captured.
He had long since decided that, if things continued as they had, Earth would lose the war with Keroth, and Sebastian MacMaine had no desire whatever to be on the losing side of the greatest war ever fought.
None of them could see how a ship could avoid making that distortion, and none of them could figure out how to go about capturing a ship that no one could even detect until it was too late to set a trap. The discussion went on for days. And it was continued the next day and the next. And the days dragged out into weeks. Communications with Keroth broke down.
With love Sebastian MacMaine." The silence that followed was almost deadly. "He did get away!" snarled the sergeant at last. "Maybe," said the major. "But it doesn't make sense." He sounded agitated. "Look. In the first place, how do we know the courier boat was even aboard? They've been trying frantically to get word back to Keroth; does it make sense that they'd save this boat?
You'll get your terms: full pay as a Kerothi general, with retirement on full pay after the war is over. The pick of the most beautiful by your standards of the Earthwomen we capture. A home on Keroth, built to your specifications, and full citizenship, including the freedom to enter into any business relationships you wish. If you keep your promises, we can keep ours and still come out ahead."
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